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Undergraduate 1
05/07/2025
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Brady
 Definition
Slow
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tachy-
 Definition
fast
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endo-
 Definition
within
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peri-
 Definition
around
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epi-
 Definition
above/upon
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hypo-
 Definition
below/under
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hyper-
 Definition
above/excessive
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a-/an-
 Definition
without
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dys-
 Definition
difficult, painful
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intra-
 Definition
within
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inter-
 Definition
between
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poly-
 Definition
many
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hemi-
 Definition
half
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bi-
 Definition
two
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tri-
 Definition
three
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auto-
 Definition
self
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contra-
 Definition
against
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de-
 Definition
away from, down
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pre-
 Definition
before
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post-
 Definition
after
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trans-
 Definition
across
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-gram
 Definition
record or picture
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-graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-lysis
 Definition
breakdown, destruction
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-rrhage
 Definition
bursting forth (excessive flow)
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-rrhagia
 Definition
bursting forth (excessive flow)
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
surgical suturing
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-rrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
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-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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-scope
 Definition
instrument for viewing
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-scopy
 Definition
process of viewing
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-stasis
 Definition
stopping, controlling
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-tomy
 Definition
cuttting, incision
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-ule
 Definition
small
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-us
 Definition
structure
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-y
 Definition
process of
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing
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-rrhythmia
 Definition
abnormal rhythm
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
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-ectomy
 Definition
removal
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-genic
 Definition
produced by
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-penia
 Definition
deficiency
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-pnea
 Definition
breathing
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Cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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vas/o
 Definition
vessel
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angi/o
 Definition
vessel
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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ven/o
 Definition
vein
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phleb/o
 Definition
vein
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hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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hem/o
 Definition
blood
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thromb/o
 Definition
clot
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neur/o
 Definition
nerve
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encephal/o
 Definition
brain
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cerebr/o
 Definition
brain
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord
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mening/o
 Definition
meninges
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ventricul/o
 Definition
ventricle
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electr/o
 Definition
electricity
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isch/o
 Definition
to hold back
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aort/o
 Definition
aorta
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atri/o
 Definition
atrium
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ventricul/o
 Definition
ventricle
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capill/o
 Definition
capillary
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
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coron/o
 Definition
heart
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ox/o
 Definition
oxygen
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phon/o
 Definition
sound
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sphygm/o
 Definition
pulse
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sten/o
 Definition
narrow
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valv/o, valvul/o
 Definition
valve
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varic/o
 Definition
varicose veins
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vascul/o
 Definition
vessel
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ventricul/o
 Definition
ventricle
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vag/o
 Definition
vagus nerve
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radicul/o
 Definition
nerve root
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gli/o
 Definition
glue
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lex/o
 Definition
word or phrase
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psych/o
 Definition
mind
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phas/o
 Definition
speech
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narc/o
 Definition
stupor or sleep
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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crani/o
 Definition
skull
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BP
 Definition
BLOOD PRESSURE
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ECG OR EKG
 Definition
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
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CABG
 Definition
CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT
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CPR
 Definition
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCUTATION
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CHF
 Definition
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
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MI
 Definition
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (HEART ATTACK)
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PVC
 Definition
PREMATURE VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION
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AV
 Definition
ATRIOVENTRICULAR
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HTN
 Definition
HYPERTENSION
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CNS
 Definition
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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PNS
 Definition
PERIPHREAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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EEG
 Definition
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM
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CVA
 Definition
CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT (STROKE)
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TIA
 Definition
TRANSIENT ISCHMIC ATTACK
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ALS
 Definition
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS
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MS
 Definition
MUTIPLE SCLEROSIS
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AD
 Definition
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
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PD
 Definition
PARKINSON'S DISEASE
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ICP
 Definition
INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE
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CSF
 Definition
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
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LOC
 Definition
LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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MRI
 Definition
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
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CT
 Definition
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
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EEG
 Definition
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM
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ANS
 Definition
AUTOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEMS
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SNS
 Definition
SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
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PNS
 Definition
PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
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SA NODE
 Definition
SIMOATRIAL NODE (PEACE MAKER OF THE HEART)
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